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This story touched our hearts and we wanted to share it with you. Written by Garrett Tenney, from FoxNews, this article was published on January 23.

"At first, the Sterlings didn't believe the email that reached their
Missouri home: Five Peruvian siblings were orphans and needed a mommy
and daddy.
It might’ve been scam. But the five hopeful children whose pictures
were in the email weren’t asking for money, just making a plaintive plea
that worked its way into the hearts of Scott and Lauren Sterling. When
the couple checked into it, they learned the children's parents indeed
had both died of tuberculosis.
And although they were already busy with two kids -- Scott's
17-year-old daughter from a previous marriage and their 15-month-old
girl -- one night. Lauren couldn’t fight the nagging feelings anymore.
“Somebody’s got to do it, and why can’t it be us?” Lauren, 30, said to her husband.
It was pretty much decided then that they were going to adopt the
kids, who had struggled to stay together after their parents died some
seven years ago. Now they desperately needed some grownup help.The kids
had learned of the adoption ministry at the Sterlings' church from a
congregant who had met them in South America.
Just last month, the Peruvian branch of the Sterling family arrived
in the United States - and their new home in Blue Springs, Mo. The kids
are now at four different schools because of their ages, and
transitioning to school in America has been a struggle. But their
English is improving by the day, Lauren Sterling said, and the boys are
looking forward to playing soccer for their schools next fall.

Even though the children only arrived recently, they've been part of
the family for more than a year. The Sterlings first laid eyes on the
five kids, whose ages range from 9 to 17, over Skype. They learned
everything they could about them -- their favorite colors, foods and
hobbies and each child’s personality. And they began thinking of them as
part of their family. That bond was crucial as the family began
navigating the long, expensive and at times emotionally draining process
of international adoption.
“We got told 'no' a lot of times, and by then we were already crazy
about these kids, so it was a rough part of the story," Lauren Sterling
recalled. "And you had to keep trusting that we were fighting for
something that you knew was yours to fight for.”

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